*** LingerieXpert ***

I had actually wanted to start a category where I write about online lingerie merchants and retailers. I started with Playboy Store but have not had the time to follow up with another lingerie online store lately.

I was reminded of this when I received an email from my Buyer asking when I will be bringing in plus size lingerie. I don’t think I will be doing it in a big way. I may however bring in a couple of items occasionally but that certain cannot really meet the demand of the market.

Anyway, this is as just a good a time to introduce more online lingerie retailers and merchants on my blog. Next to be featured today, after Playboy Store, would be BiggerBras.com. Like the name of the store says, they specialize in plus size bras.

Not only can you shop for Plus Size Bras at BiggerBras.com, you can also find plus size swimwear. You know how difficult it is to find a good fitting swimsuit, let alone a plus size one! There are also maternity and nursing bras. All in all, there are over 15,000 lingerie items and more at Bigger Bras!

Whether you are shopping for Empress, Empriente, Goddess, Playtex or Vanity Fair, or even Oprah’s favorite bra, Le Mystere, you can find them all at Bigger Bras.

Find Your Perfect Fit at BiggerBras.com

Today, I thought I would write about plus size lingerie. I really wanted something different since I have written on Katie Price plus size lingerie twice and the plus size lingerie carried by Lane Bryant, the specialist in plus size apparel, does not meet my standards.

Anyway, I thought I would write about Gladys Knight’s Knightwear, her celebrity plus size lingerie line which was launched about two years ago. To my disappointment, I could not find any fresh information on Knightwear except this promotional picture of Gladys Knight in one of her plus size silk lingerie item.

Gladys Knight in her plus size lingerie line, Knightwear

You know, first of all, I find it rather dumb to name her lingerie line “Knightwear”. I know it is supposedly a clever play of her name but then there is nothing feminine about the name and does not really reflect the product. Branding is very important when competition is so stiff, even though there are not too many lingerie labels that cater to plus size African Americans.

Knightwear will only conjure the image of masculine medieval armoured wear and ugh, I am sorry, I don’t want these as my underwear!

I went to check the website of Ashley Stewart, a store that specializes in plus size apparel for African American women in general, which carried Knightwear when it was first launched and could not find this plus size lingerie label anymore. Seriously, they need a name change!